, 1887-12-22
NEARING THE EMO.
The Teller Case to be Argued on
Monday.
The Defendants Version CT the
Killing.

court room, and some interesting eyi.
dence was brought out on both sides.
The face of the defendant shows plain.
ly the effects Of the terrible ordeal, yet
ihnocent or guilty she is bearing up
wonderfully we'll.
AT the opening of the morning ses-
sion John Dugun was recalled to the
stand, but nothing of importance was
added to his previous testimony. At
this point one Of the jurors handed
the judge some written questions
which he desired the witness to an
sw,r. They were submitted TO coun.
sci who did not object 81 they were
prOlbunded and answered. They
failed, however, to elicit any new facts
except that when deceased went ont
Oi the house he was wearing II soft hat
The prosecution asked ii they would
be allowed to impuuch the testimony
ol the witness, stating that they could
| prONe 10y half II dozen witnesses that
I the witness had pcrjured himself IN
swearing that the report of his tcsti.
/ mOnN before the coroner was not read
To him before ne sigued it. l hc court
rulrG that as the witness had been
called 10y the prosecution they could
not lmpeach him. The prosecution
| then rested Their case.
The defense then moved that tn,
court instruct the jury to ucquit the
dcfcn laut, but the motion was. over
ruled.
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Jury the version Of the killing winch
they would attempt to prove.
W. w. Wthcrspoon was called to
the stand and testified that the dia-
gram offered 10y the defense had been
made under his supervision and was
substantially correct.
Colonel Turner was called and stat.
ed that he assisted WItheripOon to
make the measurements marked upon
the diagram.
DR.. Webb SAW defendant on the day
OF the killing at the Arlington hotel.
She gave him one or twoletters, seal, d.
One was addressed to John Dugan, at
Deep Creek Falls.
+. B. Perkins called. Testified that
he is store keeper at Deep Creek
Falls, and that on tho Both day Of May
the deceased bought Of him some pow.
der and shot. Did not buy any caps.
Morse sworn. Assistant postmaster
ut Deep Creek Falls. Deputy sheriff
Duncan got letter from him directed
to John Dugan.
+. A. Graves call, d. In the sum-
mer Of 1856 the defendant came to
the firm oi Huug ghton Il Graves, aud
employed them to institute divorce
proceedings ON her behalf. Had ire
| quent conversations with both defend.
ant ana deceased. On two occasions
the latter bad made threats against de-
fendnnt, to the ,f, CT that he would
put II hole in her that would Hx her
these threats.
VIM. Taft called. Lived near the
scene of the tragedy. Was on the pre-
misses the day that the killing occurred
Witness had worked with deceased
last winter hauling rails. They had
frequent conversations about defend
ant, and deceased made many threats
against her. One morning in particu
lar he Was very violent, saying that ht
drive the last one of them off the place
Witness stripped and washed the body
Found two blue marks on the body
about the size of ten cent pieces, on,
near the heart, the other on the neck
There was II hole through the shir
collar, which looked us if it might hav,
been made by IL bullet. Found bulle
in the pocket Of the. deceased it wa,
slightly tlattened; about the size tina
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defense allege the killing was done.
examined-Found no hole in
the clothing over the pool ket, nor an.
marks on the body under the pocket
Did not know how it got there mari
ON the neck was little above tn,
hole in the shirt; when the deceased
made the threat he had just CON,
from the Dugan house, and probabl,
referred TO them when he said that h,
would drive the last one Of them of
the place.
Colonel Turner calied-Identified
the pistol in evidence as the on
which defendant had given him on the
day of the killing; defendant cam.
to him on the day before the killing
The next morning he found her about
| y W NioNN Vhi'iiio w MS pihNS, uIINt stS
told him the story Of the shooting
The prosecution here objected to the
introduction of this statement.
The defense argued that it was a
part of the res gestae, but the court
ruled to the contrary and sustained
the objection.
A recess WAS then taken till hall
past one.
The defendant, Mary Teller, was
the first witness called in the after.
noon. She was married to the de-
ceased when sixteen years old. They
had separated in 1885. The night be-
fore the killing she came to her home
from her fathers house with her broth
er, John. Deceased demanded where
she came from, and or learning tha,
she hal been at Spokane consulting Il
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